ARIYA...
"I thought I heard something "
"Not from me. Good night Ethan" I give him a semi hug.
"Good night Ariya and thanks again, for every single thing"
I just smile at his appreciation and move away. I go out the door and down the stairs then out of the house. I walk to my car and when I get close enough I beg Larry to drive and I move to the other side, not like he was planning to do otherwise. He opens the back seat for me to get in.
"Thank you" I say and he smiles and bows. I literally appreciate everything anyone does for me because well I do not like ordering people around, I like to get my own stuff done.
Larry drives me home and opens the door so I can get out.
"Good night Larry"
"Good night ma'am Ariya"
"Oh hey" I call back and open my purse, take out $100 and give to him.
"What is this for ma'am?"
"To repay you for your kind gesture and for making you wait"
"Forgive me ma'am but I can't take this, when my kid was sick, you treated his illness without asking for anything in return, you even refused payment. Ma'am with due respect I can't accept this money for something little I did that wasn't even a favor but my duty. Until my debt to you is paid, I shall not accept any form of payment ma'am."
"Cmon Larry I do not need you to pay for that. Take it as a gift from a friend" I can see in he's eyes he's still not convinced and wants to argue again.
"I insist" I guess I shut him up then.
"Thank you very much ma'am, you are very kind"
"It's nth. Say hello to your kid for me ok?"
"Most definitely will ma'am" he smiles and bows again before I reach for the door of our house to get in.
"Where were you?!"
Ok .
I guess she's angry. She should but sometimes I just don't get why mum over reacts at times. She deserves an apology anyway.
"Mum a friend of mine lost his mother. I had to support him"
"And you didn't even border to tell us? We were worried sick for Christ sake"
"I'm sorry mum, I knew you will nag me so I decided to stay silent"
"Young lady you better not do anything like this again. The guy who dropped you off the other day is it he who lost his mum? Is it him you were with?"
Since she asked already I might as well just tell the truth.
"Yes mum"
"I smell trouble around that boy. You should stay away from him Ariya"
"This is exactly why I didn't tell you anything " I yell.
"We almost reported you missen sweetie" dad finally talks.
"Next time atleast give your mum or I a call ok?"
"Ok daddy" the 'ok' is only to tell dad not mum.
"I left some food in the microwave for you, you must be hungry"
No ma'am.
"I'm fine mum thanks. Just tired, so I'll be going to bed now." I give dad the usual peck and this time I kiss mum too, she smiles. Ok.
"Good night dad, night mum"
"Stop discriminating Ariya, you said 'good night' to your dad, say 'good night' to me too not just 'night' where did you young people even learn that from? When you say 'night' it sounds so empty"
Wonderful!!
"Good night mum" I'm not in for this drama right now but I laugh at her childishness. I'm so tired, I get into my room, strip myself from my cloths and get into the jacuzzi to get a relaxing bath. I need it. I need this water to work some magic for me. I need a whole body massage, I feel broken.
ETHAN...
I try to sleep but I can't. I toss from side to side, maybe if mum didn't die and Ariya didn't leave I'll sleep like a baby. I'm just so used to having them around that I feel so lonely right now.
*Sorry about mum*
Stupid brain alien!
"She's my mum not yours"
*Do you even know who I am?*
"Yeah I do. STUPID BRAIN ALIEN"
*Haha I thought you'll say that. I'm not, I'm not only your sub consciousness but something more. You'll find out pretty soon.*
"Hey what are you talking about?" It's silent?
"You silent now? When I need you to be silent you won't be, STUPID!!"
I continue brushing my teeth when I catch my image in the mirror starring back at me weirdly. It's like there's something different about my mirror image. My mind races back to when I thought I heard Ariya say something but she denied it. It wasn't very clear but I could make out some words. I think she wanted to stay. If it was all in her head then how the hell did I hear it? I slap myself back to reality, turn and back the mirror to get a clear image of my wolf tattoo.
"Is this an ability too? I can hear people's minds? I thought that was a vampire ability, don't tell me I'm a hybrid now" violently pulling my face to make sure I'm still human. I head outside my room and I hear a mixture of voices and words, whispers in the atmosphere. It's from the maids downstairs. They are mostly talking about mum.
"Lisa!" I call out to one of the maids and she rushes to me.
"Sir?"
"I can hear you guys talking. Tonight I don't want anybody mentioning mum. Let her rest.
"Sorry sir but we were all only working, no one was talking" she said in fright.
"You saying you weren't talking?"
"Yes sir Ethan"
"You can go"
"Thank you sir"
Great I'm officially a weirdo. This is definitely an ability, I can hear their thoughts. I get back into my room, take a shower and get into bed. A memory of mum flashes in my mind, I remember she's gone for ever, I pull on one of my pillows and burry my face in it. I can't help the tears flowing. I still don't fall asleep, I pick up my phone and write Ariya.
*hi, are you home already?*
*hey, I am*
*did I wake you?*
*no you didn't, was still awake*
*can't sleep?*
*yeah I'm tired but can't sleep*
*me too*
*oh*
*the more time I spend awake, the more I think about mum, so I thought we could chat instead to get my mind off her for abit*
*of course, let's just chat, who knows we might just end up falling asleep through out the rest of the chat*
Eventually, we fall asleep chatting. I'm grateful I can still feel her presence.